A major flooding has rendered no fewer than 1,000 persons homeless in four communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The Transition Committee Chairman of the council, Mr Arinze Awogu, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Awka on Monday.
According to him, the displaced families had relocated upland, due to the steady rise in the water level. However, the victims had yet to go into the Displaced Persons Holding Camp but taking refuge in the homes of their relatives.
Awogu said that Ogbaru is gradually but steadily going under water, their farms have been submerged, especially the root crops.
He expressed fears that by next week, the situation would get worse as they are riverine and their occupation is agriculture.
Awogu said that streams in the area, which emptied into River Niger had started flowing backwards and had turned white in colour.
He described the situation as a clear indication that the river level had risen and flowing into the communities.
According to him, Atani, Akili-Ozizor, Odekpe, Ohita communities have all been submerged by flood.
Awogu said that Community Secondary School, Odekpe, local government secretariat, Atani and St. Jamesh Anglican Church, Iyiowa, had been designated as holding camps.
According to reports , the local government, which comprises 16 communities, is located on the bank of the River Niger, which made it prone to flooding.
In the 2018 flooding, 12 persons reportedly got drowned, while property and farmlands worth millions of naira were destroyed in the area.
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